dr. Maurits den Hollander
Assistant Professor
TLS: Tilburg Law School
TLS: Public Law and Governance
M.denHollander@tilburguniversity.edu
Room
M 501
Bio
Maurits' main areas of teaching and research are the legal and institutional history of the middle ages and the early modern period. Throughout his work, he strives to embed legal developments into their broader social, economic, and cultural context, taking into regard both local and global dimensions. Maurits wrote a dissertation on insolvency legislation and practices in seventeenth-century Amsterdam at Tilburg University, after having pursued an MA in History at the Universities of Leiden and St. Andrews. His work has been published in journals such as Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis and TSEG.
Maurits' current projects include a monograph derived from his dissertation, as well as leading the Starter Grant project 'Professionals and the People', which seeks to analyse the broader historical development of policy-making, good governance, and accountability of urban middling officials in the medieval and early modern Low Countries.
Expertise
European Legal History, Global History, Medieval History, Social and Economic History, Institutional History, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Accountability, Dutch Republic, Amsterdam
Teaching
I currently teach and coordinate the LAS course Early Modern Age: Globalization, Economy & Mentality, as well as parts of the first year GLB course Global Legal History and (in Dutch) Geschiedenis van de Publieke Instituties, part of the BA Bestuurskunde.
Courses
Recent publications
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Failliet in de republiek - Lokale ordonnanties over de omgang met des…
den Hollander, M. (2022). Failliet in de republiek: Lokale ordonnanties over de omgang met desolate boedels, circa 1643-1713. Pro Memorie : Bijdragen tot de rechtsgeschiedenis der Nederlanden, 24(2), 190-217. -
Failliet… wat nu? - Schuldsanering in de ‘Gouden Eeuw’
den Hollander, M. (2022). Failliet… wat nu? Schuldsanering in de ‘Gouden Eeuw’. Geschiedenis Magazine, 57(8), 55-58. https://geschiedenismagazine.nl/failliet-wat-nu-schuldsanering-in-de-gouden-eeuw -
[Review of the book Rembrandt's money: The legal and financial life o…
den Hollander, M. (2022). [Review of the book Rembrandt's money: The legal and financial life of an artist-entrepreneur in 17th century Holland, B. Wessels, 2021]. International insolvency Review, 31(2), 328-330. Advance online publication. -
Instituties en insolventierecht in Amsterdam tussen 1578 en 1700
den Hollander, M. (2021). Instituties en insolventierecht in Amsterdam tussen 1578 en 1700. Nederlands Juristenblad , 96(25), 2100. Article NJB 2021/1878. https://www.navigator.nl/document/id5efb6197c2de4b72b8f8c77abed3816b/nederlands-juristenblad-universitair-nieuws -
Restoring trust and credit through innovative governance in 17th-cent…
den Hollander, M. (2021). Restoring trust and credit through innovative governance in 17th-century Amsterdam. Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis = The Legal History Review, 89(3-4), 481-499. https://brill.com/view/journals/lega/89/3-4/article-p481_7.xml?ebody=pdf-49903